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-- Rachel Ray's true enemy has finally shown her face. That's not a good thing. more ›

Want to knock down your building and build a new one? You'll get to kick out your tenants, if you do! There are two interesting stories about apartment building owners using a loophole in order to evict their tenants who rent below market rates. more ›

Dr. Vino put together a good map of New York Wine Bars-- the red dots are favorites, and the green ones are newly reviewed. The Doc also includes a few words of warning: "In NYC, it's getting easier and easier to find good wine bars but often they are packed! Don't forget: wine by the glass is a huge rip-off!" [Related: we've seen a bunch of booze maps before-- including Dr. Vino's wine shop map.] more ›

- The only two other metropolitan areas (500,000 people or more) in the country where non-white races "exceed their share of the national population" are Houston and Honolulu more ›

Yesterday we mentioned the big Times Up memorial rally that was going on yesterday-- JibbaJabba already has some pictures up on Flickr. BikeBlog wrote: more ›

The papers have been wondering about Fernando Ferrer's new tagline, "It's a great city. It could be greater." with the NY Times wonders if it'll even be remembered, the Observer's Politicker guesses its inspiration. It certainly smacks of the "duh" and "whatever" factor (our subways are great...but they could be greater), but Gothamist was actually reminded of city's (and Mayor Bloomberg's) desire to say we're "The World's Second Home." Because, stupid attracts stupid, Gothamist can only assume that the Bad Idea Bears from Avenue Q have been loitering around the slogan-making rooms of Bloomberg and Ferrer. We hope that in 2009 there will be slogans like "Vote or You Will Die In NYC" or "NYC - More Rats, More Cowbell" because we'd understand that, at least. more ›

For Gothamist, September means fresh Black Mission figs. In NYC markets for about another month, Black Mission figs have smaller seeds than other varieties. They are sweet, soft and the perfect vessel for stuffing or wrapping. Gothamist likes to carve out a little hole in the top of the fig and fill them with fresh corn, a soft cheese and wrap with proscuitto. Or hey, just eat them straight up. How do you like to enjoy figs this time of year? more ›

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Mike Sandwich, Rock Star/Sandwich Maker more ›

Kevin Walsh, Forgotten NY more ›

Last week, the Daily News made some adults and children test the city's cupcakes and the Times on the best cupcakes in the city. NY magazine on more places for sweets. more ›

More about tenant rights: NYC.gov FAQ For Tenants, including questions like, "What should I do if my building owner is harrassing me?", NYC Rent Guidelines Boards, and Tenant.net, another good resource for NYC tenant law. more ›

In NYC, our food delivery is plentiful and makes life that much easier. Many deliverymen, as well as restaurant waiters, busboys and dishwashers, cleaners, and cabdrivers, are immigrants supporting families here and sending money home. Gothamist recommends that you try to give an extra dollar when you can. We know, we all have budgets to watch, but maybe you don't need that caramel macchiato and can do with a regular coffee. more ›